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RESORTS
CRETE
...ON VIEW
BALI Originally a little fishing hamlet, Bali has grown into a bustling tourist village whose whitewashed houses cling to the tree-clad hillsides overlooking the fishing harbour and the sea. There are several tiny sand and shingle beaches and the village offers a variety of restaurants and beachside tavernas, a couple of little shops and even a disco. Distance from Heraklion airport approximately 50 kilometres. RETHYMNON Sprawling around a sleepy fishing harbour against a backdrop of craggy hills, Rethymnon is a popular resort with plenty to suit all tastes and pockets, from minimarkets and souvenir shops, to lots of lively bars around the harbour and in the old city and restaurants and tavernas serving everything from fast food to fresh fish. The town also has one of the largest sandy beaches on the island, linked by a stretch of rocky coastline to the smaller town of Panormo. Distance from Heraklion and Chania airports approximately 80 kilometres. P L ATA N I A S Ten kilometres from Chania, lying along a lovely sandy beach, Platanias is the largest resort on the west coast and has plenty to offer in the way of souvenir and grocery shopping, banks, restaurants and a fairly lively nightlife in its bars and discos. The towns most famous occupants are the sea turtles who nest on the beach, protected by strict local conservation laws. Distance from Chania airport approximately 20 kilometres. CHANIA Always the first thing you hear about Chania - the Venetian Harbour, the old port, the narrow shopping streets and waterfront restaurants. Chania is also one of the two places you are most likely to see on arriving in Crete. It is beautiful - that is to say much of the Chania you will want to see is clustered close to the harbour - old buildings, museums, churches and craft shops (some with genuinely interesting and sometimes local, products on offer). Food is offered in great variety and sometimes great similarity - there are many restaurants and also cafes, at which to reflect upon the experiences of places you have just explored together with the enjoyment of some tasty food. The atmosphere has a touch of Florence and Venice (a few years ago when those cities still had some room to walk), combined with the culture and character of Cretan people and traditions. The Chania harbour is wonderful and at any particular time of day the light produces a different result, creating a different place . This is the best chance to see some of the old buildings - of Venetian and Turkish design, that Crete once had across the island - many have since been destroyed by the ravages of war and plunder. Distance from Chania airport approximately 15 kilometres.
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